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Eric Price of Shoreline Restaurant is owed some money by Bones. I am not in law enforcement, so I don t know the legalities. But for the fourth time Saturday Eric sent sheriff s deputies into Bones to collect all the money in the cash register. Some type of process server stayed to collect any money spent at Bones.
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I don t know Eric, but this is what I know for sure about Mike Thomas: he has been a contributing member of Gualala for about 30 years. He built some very beautiful timberpeg homes in our area and he employed many of our friends and neighbors.
Of course, Bones Roadhouse is a major employer in the area. Mike supports all the fund